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Friday · 66 answers · 6 debuts

Ordered by uses in the last three years (since 2023-11-03), then by uses across the whole archive.

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    SEA

    56D Source of salt

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    370
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    ISLE

    49D Key

    31
    316
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    TOE

    20A Go ___ to ___

    29
    293
  4. 4
    TAR

    35A "___ Beach," acclaimed 1991 children's book set in Harlem

    26
    351
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    KNEE

    10D Take a ___

    24
    264
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    MAE

    34A Astronaut Jemison

    18
    181
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    INRE

    17A On, on a memo

    17
    251
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    UFO

    38D Klaatu's vehicle in "The Day the Earth Stood Still"

    17
    131
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    LAO

    24D Language spoken near the Thai region of Isan

    16
    154
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    VET

    54D Apt rhyme for "pet"

    13
    116
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    ASL

    28D See 49-Across

    13
    90
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    EDITS

    59A Cuts, maybe

    9
    101
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    TREY

    45D It's a long shot in basketball

    9
    82
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    SEEPS

    47D Oozes

    9
    30
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    OCT

    31A Indigenous Peoples' Day mo.

    8
    152
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    SLIT

    51D Buttonhole, essentially

    8
    104
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    ROPE

    52A "Sex after 90 is like trying to shoot pool with a ___": George Burns

    8
    100
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    DSL

    36A Net hookup abbr.

    7
    82
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    OFF

    31D "Down!"

    7
    72
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    LAX

    7D World's busiest origin and destination airport

    5
    78
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    RILED

    5D Provoked

    5
    35
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    CANARY

    12D Bird whose Latin root means "dog"

    5
    17
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    EXILE

    16A What no monarch wants to be

    4
    70
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    WIFI

    14D Amenity with a password

    4
    27
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    ILY debut

    49A Sign of affection, in 28-Down

    4
    5
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    STAID

    60A Serious-minded

    3
    53
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    CONAN

    11D Late-night talk show from 2010 to 2021

    3
    47
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    SEPAL

    44D Flower part

    2
    36
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    LAKER

    57A Basketball player in purple and yellow

    2
    31
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    LEVER

    48A Seesaw, e.g.

    2
    26
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    HADON

    13A Wore

    2
    23
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    DETESTS

    15D Hates

    2
    20
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    FAIRS

    21A Most states have state ones

    2
    13
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    CRAVES

    50A Really wants

    2
    5
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    RESTAREA

    27A Major turnoff, perhaps

    1
    21
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    SLIEST

    42A Most crafty

    1
    18
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    NERVES

    39D Butterflies

    1
    7
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    PIONEERS

    46A Ones breaking ground

    1
    7
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    ORDERUP

    2D Ask someone to provide, informally

    1
    5
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    WORDSALAD

    14A Jumble of speech

    1
    5
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    EMAG

    4D Slate, e.g.

    0
    45
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    TRAILER

    26D One getting hitched

    0
    18
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    CERAMIC

    11A Like some cutting edges

    0
    16
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    SOAVE

    53A Alternative to pinot grigio

    0
    16
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    FOYER

    1A Anteroom

    0
    14
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    EVOKED

    43D Called up

    0
    11
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    IDITAROD

    8D Annual competition that starts on the first Saturday in March

    0
    10
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    TEALEAF

    30D What's read in tasseomancy

    0
    10
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    INSULT

    25A "It's really difficult to underestimate you," for one

    0
    9
  50. 50
    YAS

    3D Praise for a queen

    0
    9
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    CLICK

    6A Hit it off

    0
    8
  52. 52
    PIEROGI

    40D Pan-fried dumplings

    0
    8
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    RASCALS

    19D Mischief-makers

    0
    8
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    TERIYAKI

    33D Dish with soy sauce and mirin

    0
    8
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    FERRIS

    1D Who reinvented the wheel in 1893?

    0
    7
  56. 56
    GENERA

    18A Subdivisions for families

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    6
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    SPIEGEL

    58A German newsmagazine Der ___

    0
    5
  58. 58
    DATAPLAN

    23A A family's might be unlimited

    0
    4
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    COLONELS

    9D Ones wearing eagle insignia

    0
    3
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    SLAMDANCERS

    22D Moshers in a mosh pit

    0
    3
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    FREUDIANSLIP

    37A Act of self-betrayal

    0
    2
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    CHEAPTHRILL debut

    6D Something simple done for pleasure

    0
    1
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    CRAPLOAD debut

    32D Crazy amount

    0
    1
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    FARFALLE debut

    41A Pinched pasta

    0
    1
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    FEELSOKAY debut

    55A Seems acceptable

    0
    1
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    PARTYSCHOOLS debut

    29A Places where majors are of minor concern?

    0
    1